Inflammatory Markers and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Obese Children: The NANOS Study by Alex Gileles-Hillel, María Luz Alonso-Álvarez, Leila Kheirandish-Gozal, Eduard Peris, José Aurelio Cordero-Guevara, Joaquin Terán-Santos, Mónica Gonzalez Martinez, María José Jurado-Luque, Jaime Corral-Peñafiel, Joaquin Duran-Cantolla, David Gozal

“…Results. 204 children were enrolled in the study; 75 had OSA, defined by an obstructive respiratory disturbance index (RDI) of 3 events/hour total sleep time (TST). BMI, gender, and age were similar in OSA and no-OSA children. …”
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Progressive Epidural Hematoma in Patients with Head Trauma: Incidence, Outcome, and Risk Factors by Hao Chen, Yan Guo, Shi-Wen Chen, Gan Wang, He-Li Cao, Jiong Chen, Yi Gu, Heng-Li Tian

“…In multivariate logistic regression, patient gender, age, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score at admission, and skull fracture were not associated with PEDH, whereas hypotension (odds ratio (OR) 0.38, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.17–0.84), time interval of the first CT scanning (OR 0.42, 95% CI 0.19–0.83), coagulopathy (OR 0.36, 95% CI 0.15–0.85), or decompressive craniectomy (DC) (OR 0.46, 95% CI 0.21–0.97) was independently associated with an increased risk of PEDH. …”
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Cool Neighbors: Combining Artificial Intelligence and Citizen Science to Chart the Sun’s Cosmic Neighborhood by Aaron Meisner, Dan Caselden, Austin Humphreys, Grady Robbins, Eden Schapera, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, Adam Schneider, L. Clifton Johnson, Marc Kuchner, Jacqueline Faherty, Sarah Casewell, Federico Marocco, Adam Burgasser, Daniella Bardalez Gagliuffi

“…Through analysis of more than 10 million total Zooniverse classifications from the combination of Cool Neighbors and Backyard Worlds: Planet 9, among other results, we find (1) Cool Neighbors volunteers perform ~3x more classifications per unit of time invested than Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 volunteers, and (2) each registered Cool Neighbors participant performs ~2–5x more classifications than each registered Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 participant. …”
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Characteristic and flavor profiles of specialty Arabica coffee derived from fermentation with protease, at different conditions by Wongyai Intugon, Suttisintong Khomson, Thumthanaruk Benjawan, Foophow Tita, Yasutomo Tamaki, Rungsardthong Vilai

“…In this study, the flavor profiles of Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica L.) beans treated with protease, at different enzyme loading, time, and pH, were investigated using gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS). …”
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Consistent individual positions within roosts in Spix’s disc-winged bats by Giacomini, Giada, Chaves-Ramírez, Silvia, Hernández-Pinsón, H. Andrés, Barrantes, José Pablo, Chaverri, Gloriana

“…Our results demonstrate, for the first time, that bats are capable of maintaining a consistent and predictable position within their roosts despite having to relocate daily, and that there is a link between individual traits and position preferences. …”
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Tribological manufacturing of ZDDP tribofilms functionalised by graphene nanoplatelets by S Duston, R A Oliver, K J Kubiak, Y Wang, C Wang, A Morina

“…Inspired by this, we show for the first time, as a proof of concept, the ability to electrically functionalise tribofilms for potential use in the manufacture of structures with nanoscale thickness. …”
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Acupuncture Induces Reduction in Limbic-Cortical Feedback of a Neuralgia Rat Model: A Dynamic Causal Modeling Study by Zhen-Zhen Ma, Ye-Chen Lu, Jia-Jia Wu, Xiang-Xin Xing, Xu-Yun Hua, Jian-Guang Xu

“…Our study for the first time explored the relationship of involved brain regions with dynamic causal modeling. …”
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Policy Versus Practice: Facilitators and Barriers of Chronic Care Integration in Dutch General Practice – a Survey Study by Toine E. P. Remers, Simone A. van Dulmen, Erik W. M. A. Bischoff, Florien M. Kruse, Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert, Patrick P. T. Jeurissen

“…Care groups and providers show alignment in their perception of some of the most important facilitators and barriers such as motivation and lack of time, but other factors are valued differently at both levels. …”
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Impact of a synchronous prophylactic treatment of the anterior accessory saphenous vein on the recurrent varicose vein rate in patients undergoing thermal ablation of an insufficie... by Lorenz Uhlmann, Christine Fink, Karsten Hartmann, Thomas Mattausch, Hans-Christian Wenzel, Phillip Zollmann, Jürgen Veltman, Thomas Weiler, Guido Lengfellner, Lars Müller, Markus Stücker, Felizitas Pannier, Carmen Dietrich, Tobias Hirsch

“…Within seven study visits, patients will be followed-up over a time period of 5 years. Primary study endpoint is the recurrence rate; secondary endpoints include inter alia, complication rate, postoperative pain intensity, quality of life and patient satisfaction.Ethics and dissemination Before initiation of the study, the protocol was presented and approved by the independent ethics committee of the medical faculty of the University of Heidelberg (Ethics approval number S-596/2018). …”
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Noncoding RNA profiling in omentum adipose tissue from obese patients and the identification of novel metabolic biomarkers by Yongjiao Zhang, Yongjiao Zhang, Ao Chen, Ao Chen, Sumei Lu, Dong Liu, Xiaolei Xuan, Xiaofei Lei, Mingwei Zhong, Fei Gao

“…Subsequent analyses included functional annotation with GO and KEGG pathway mapping, validation via real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT‒PCR), the exploration of protein‒protein interactions (PPIs), and the identification of key regulatory genes through network analysis.ResultsThe results indicated that, compared with those in healthy individuals, various lncRNAs, circRNAs, and miRNAs were significantly differentially expressed in obese subjects. …”
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Classifying Food Items During an Eating Occasion: A Machine Learning Approach with Slope Dynamics for Windowed Kinetic Data by Ileana Baldi, Corrado Lanera, Mohammad Junayed Bhuyan, Paola Berchialla, Luca Vedovelli, Dario Gregori

“…Machine learning tools are necessary to deal with the complexity of signals gathered by the devices, and research is ongoing to improve accuracy further and work on large-scale and real-time implementation and testing.…”
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Stakeholder perspectives on barriers and facilitators to hypertension control in urban Haiti: a qualitative study to inform a community-based hypertension management intervention by Reichling St Sauveur, Rodney Sufra, Marie Christine Jean Pierre, Joseph Inddy, Mirline Jean, Nour Mourra, Radhika Sundararajan, Margaret L. McNairy, Jean W. Pape, Vanessa Rouzier, Jessy Devieux, Lily D. Yan

“…At the inner setting clinic level, barriers included limited physician–patient time during visits, residual stigma around cardiovascular services located on same campus as HIV care, and patient preference for physician guidance. …”
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The Impact of Physical Activities on Male Fertility: A Systematic Review by Albert Kapla, Alicja Černohorská, Daria Bednarczyk, Julia Białeta, Karolina Siembab, Katarzyna Rowińska, Michalina Jurkiewicz, Wiktor Garbarczyk, Wiktoria Pysiewicz, Agnieszka Napieralska

“…It may seem that an increase in the share of a sedentary lifestyle, at least due to the way of working or spending free time, and a decrease in the share of physical exercises during everyday activities may have an impact on this. …”
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Anxiety and neurometabolite levels in the hippocampus and amygdala after prolonged exposure to predator-scent stress by O. B. Shevelev, V. E. Tseilikman, N. V. Khotskin, А. S. Khotskina, G. V. Kontsevaya, M. S. Lapshin, M. P. Moshkin, M. V. Komelkova, I. V. Feklicheva, O. B. Tseilikman, E. B. Manukhina, H. F Downey, E. L. Zavjalov

“…Here, to study the relationship between anxiety levels with changes in the neurometabolic profile in the hippocampus and amygdala, an experimental predator stress model was reproduced in which Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to cat urine for 10 minutes on a daily basis for 10 days. At the time of presentation of the stimulus, an online survey of behavioral reactions was conducted. …”
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A Multicenter, Prospective Study of a New Fully Covered Expandable Metal Biliary Stent for the Palliative Treatment of Malignant Bile Duct Obstruction by Bret T. Petersen, Michel Kahaleh, Richard A. Kozarek, David Loren, Kapil Gupta, Thomas Kowalski, Martin Freeman, Yang K. Chen, Malcolm S. Branch, Steven Edmundowicz, Michael Gluck, Kenneth Binmoeller, Todd H. Baron, Raj J. Shah, Timothy Kinney, William Ross, Paul Jowell, David Carr-Locke

“…Main outcome measurements included (1) absence of stent occlusion within six months or until death, whichever occurred first and (2) technical success, need for reintervention, bilirubin levels, stent patency, time to stent occlusion, and adverse events. Results. …”
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Beamline and Flight Comparisons of the ARMAS Flight Module With the Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counter for Improving Atmospheric Radiation Monitoring Accuracy by Brad “Buddy” Gersey, W. Kent Tobiska, William Atwell, Dave Bouwer, Leonid Didkovsky, Kevin Judge, Seth Wieman, Richard Wilkins

“…This work provides a method for significantly improving the accuracy of radiation measurements relevant to human tissue safety using a silicon detector that is easy to deploy and can report data in real time.…”
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Development of a new yarn supply for weft knitting machines to produce innovative knitwear by Prisca Holderied, Thomas Mutschler, Solveig Tresp, Julia Klausmann, Lisa Streitenberger, Marie-Ange Bueno, Marcus O. Weber

“…The technology, which was funded by the European Regional Development Fund as an R&D-project (EFRE-0400310), reduces production time and creates completely novel innovative knitting structures. …”
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Production and Modification of Cellulose Nanocrystals from Agave tequilana Weber Waste and Its Effect on the Melt Rheology of PLA by Soledad-Cecilia Pech-Cohuo, Gonzalo Canche-Escamilla, Alex Valadez-González, Victor Vladimir Amilcar Fernández-Escamilla, Jorge Uribe-Calderon

“…Both pristine and surface modified CNC were melt mixed with PLA to produce nanocomposites at different concentrations of CNC. Dynamic time sweep tests showed that the introduction of CNC and CNC/2-EHA decreased the complex viscosity of PLA due to polymer degradation during compounding.…”
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An amplification mechanism for weak ELF magnetic fields quantum-bio effects in cancer cells by Amirali Zandieh, Seyed Peyman Shariatpanahi, Amir Abas Ravassipour, Javad Azadipour, Maryam Sadat Nezamtaheri, Zahra Habibi-Kelishomi, Mojtaba Ghanizadeh, Ali Same-Majandeh, Keivan Majidzadeh-A, Amir Taheri, Alireza Madjid Ansari, Mohammad Amin Javidi, Mohammad Mehdi Pirnia, Bahram Goliaei

“…We also observe the oscillatory behavior in the time-lapse fluorescence microscopy for 0.02 and 0.04 Hz magnetic fields. …”
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Temperature effects on Xe bubble structure and grain boundary migration in UO2: A molecular dynamics simulation by Zhen Guo, Hui Ma, Danmin Peng, Hongwei Bao, Zhipeng Sun, Yong Xin, Jibin Zhang, Fei Ma

“…Consequently, at the lower temperature, GBs migrate at a lower migration rate, so that Xe atoms have enough time to diffuse into GBs when Xe bubbles meet GBs, while only part of Xe atoms are diffused into GBs at the higher temperature, and the residual Xe atoms are left behind GBs, with the bubble morphology changing from cluster-shaped into short-rod like. …”
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